Zicatela surf break

Zicatela surfForecast / Oaxaca / Mexico

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 18 Apr 2026 CST
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Zicatela surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Zicatela sea temperature is
29.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Zicatela today?

The current surf forecast for Zicatela at 11AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 18s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (18 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)18s
Evening (18 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)17s

Table - waves today at Zicatela. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tue
21
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
1
1
2
3
2
3
3
3
1
1
2
3
2
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.7
S
0.7
S
1
SSW
0.7
S
0.9
SSW
0.8
S
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
S
1.1
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
1
S
Period(s) (?)141313181813171316161616151515141414141414181818
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)421408312307307326307312326636620406688627619622529521514487478437422632
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
5
NW
5
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
N
5
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
NW
5
NW
5
N
5
NNE
5
SSE
15
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
NW
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossglassglassonononglasscross-
on
glassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
onglasscrossglassglassglassononcross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:47AM
0.79
3:22PM
1.21
3:40AM
0.82
4:13PM
1.26
4:30AM
0.85
5:04PM
1.28
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:41AM
0.08
9:58PM
0.10
9:34AM
0.02
10:48PM
0.05
10:26AM
-0.03
11:36PM
0.03
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tue
21
Sunrise--6:11-------6:11-------6:09-----
Sunset-----6:43-------6:43-------6:44--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------2--11-1---------1-
Temp. °C262629313029282727262830302928272726293130292827
Feels °C (?)292932323233333131303232333232303129323232323230
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